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. 2013 Mar 25;8(3):e58610. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058610

Figure 1. Apoptotic profile of FOb and POb cells undergoing to osteogenic differentiation.

Figure 1

(A) Alizarin red staining of FOb and POb cells at differentiation day 21 shows striking differences between FOb and POb, with FOb cells having a more robust mineralization and larger bone nodules as seen in the lower panel (Magnification 10X). (B) Quantification of Alizarin red staining. (C) Time course of Caspase-3 activity performed during osteogenic differentiation of FOb and POb cells harvested from different mouse stages reveals significant higher apoptotic activity in POb cells with a peak at d12 of differentiation. Abbreviations: (E), embryonic; (P), postnatal.